Morocco’s Ole Ole Chants, Osimhen’s Name, and a Night That Felt Bigger Than Football
It is my seventh day in Morocco, and my sixth in the cold city of Fes. In that short time, a few small experiences have begun to stitch themselves into…
Nigeria v Tanzania Analysis: Iwobi Five Star Night, Chukwueze’s Dazzle, Lookman’s AFCON and What Did Adams’ Debut Tell Us?
On a cold rainy evening at the Complex de sportif, Fes, Morocco. Nigeria kicked off its AFCON 2025 campaign as they came up against the Taifa Stars of Tanzania. Eric…
AFCON 2025: Analysing Eric Chelle’s Press Conference Ahead of Tanzania
Nigeria open their AFCON 2025 campaign tomorrow against Tanzania atthe Complexe Sportif. Ahead of the game, head coach Eric Chelle and newly appointed captain Wilfred Ndidi addressed the media. Recent…
AFCON 2025 Diary, Day Three: The Super Eagles at Training, the Small Things That Matter, also Joy is Coming
Reluctantly, I got up this morning. There was work to be done here in Morocco, and no time to laze around. Last night, I went to bed with the same…
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AFCON 2025: Kieran Maguire on the Money, the Growth, and Why Egypt Could be Champions
AFCON doesn’t need to prove itself anymore. The numbers are starting to do that for it. This has been happening in recent years, and the 2023 edition, which Ivory Coast…
AFCON Daily Diary, Days One and Two: Tomato on the Plane, the Wrong Train in Casablanca, the Cold of Fez I Was Warned About, and Why I Should Have Taken My French Classes Seriously
It was 4:27 a.m. on Friday in Lagos, the same time in Morocco, when our bus driver pulled away from the apartment we had lodged in since Wednesday evening. For…